Mesotheliomais a kind of cancer that is always caused by disclosure to asbestos dust in the past. This type of lung cancer grows in the mesothelium.

Symptoms

• Chest Pain (43%)
• Chronic coughing that worsens over time (35%)
• Shortness of breath (31%)
• Coughing up blood
• Exhaustion (18%)
• Lung infection
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Loss of appetite and weight (38%)

Diagnose

• X-RAYS
• CT SCAN (Computed Topography)
• MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
• PET SCAN (Positron Emission Tomography)
• BIOPSY

Types

• Pleural Mesothelioma
• Peritoneal Mesothelioma
• Benign Mesothelioma

Treatment

• Surgery
• Radiation
• Chemotherapy
• Immunotherapy